Mount Lefroy

Mount Lefroy
Mount Lefroy

The mountain at Abbot Pass
Elevation 3,423 m (11,230 ft) [1]
Prominence 417 m (1,368 ft) [2]
Location
Mount Lefroy is located in Alberta
Mount Lefroy
Location on Alberta/B.C. border
Location Alberta-B.C.,  Canada
Range Bow Range
Coordinates 51°21′45″N 116°16′46″W / 51.3625°N 116.27944°W / 51.3625; -116.27944Coordinates: 51°21′45″N 116°16′46″W / 51.3625°N 116.27944°W / 51.3625; -116.27944[2]
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1897[2]
Easiest route West face (UIAA II)[1]

Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass.

The mountain was named by George M. Dawson in 1894 for Sir John Henry Lefroy (1817–1890), an astronomer who had traveled over 8800 km in Canada's north between 1842-44 making meteorological and magnetic observations.[1]

The mountain is the site of the first fatal climbing accident in Canada. In 1896 during a failed summit bid, Phillip S. Abbot slipped on rocks after just coming off an icy section and plummeted down the rock face to his death.[1]

A prominent painting by Canadian Group of 7 artist Lawren Harris, was painted at this site.[3]

J. E. H. MacDonald's Mount Lefroy

References

  1. ^ a b c d Birrell, Dave. "Mount Lefroy". Peakfinder. http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Lefroy. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Lefroy". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1590. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  3. ^ "Lawren S. Harris, Mt. Lefroy, 1930". Art!Facts. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. 2006. http://agora.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitLo.do?method=preview&lang=EN&id=82. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 



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